By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;By honour and dishonour — When we are present.By evil report and good report — When we are absent. Who could bear honour and good report, were it not balanced by dishonour? As deceivers - Artful, designing men. So the world represents all true ministers of Christ.Yet true — Upright, sincere, in the sight of God. read more
As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;As unknown — For the world knoweth us not, as it knew him not.Yet well known — To God, and to those who are the seals of our ministry.As dying, yet behold — Suddenly, unexpectedly, God interposes, and we live. read more
As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.As sorrowing — For our own manifold imperfections, and for the sins and sufferings of our brethren.Yet always rejoicing — In present peace, love, power, and a sure hope of future glory.As having nothing, yet possessing all things — For all things are ours, if we are Christ's. What a magnificence of thought is this! read more
8. By honour From God and the Christian world. And dishonour From heathendom, Judaism, and Jewish Christianity. read more
9. As unknown Ignored and un-recognised. Yet well known To those who have accepted the gospel, and every-where spoken against by those who ignore us. Behold, we live A triumphant retort; we are not so dead as you think us. Chastened Chastised; whipped, but not to death. read more
10. Sorrowful… rejoicing An antithesis true on both sides. Poor in pennies; making… rich in something better than money. Having nothing for this world; possessing all things for the world to come. As the climax of this description, stroke after stroke, rises, the glow of the apostle’s feeling rises, and his heart, and mouth too, being full to overflowing, he breaks out in the following apostrophe, and that starts an entire new strain of the epistle. read more
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Corinthians 6:10
sorrowful: 2 Corinthians 2:4, 2 Corinthians 7:3-2 Samuel :, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:12, Luke 6:21, John 16:22, Acts 5:41, Acts 16:25, Romans 5:2, Romans 5:3, Romans 9:2, Romans 12:15, Romans 15:13, Philippians 4:4, 1 Thessalonians 3:7-2 Samuel :, 1 Thessalonians 5:16, Hebrews 10:34, James 1:2-Numbers :, 1 Peter 1:6-Ruth :, 1 Peter 4:13 poor: 2 Corinthians 6:4 making: 2 Corinthians 4:7, 2 Corinthians 8:9, Romans 11:12, Ephesians 3:8, Ephesians 3:16, Colossians 3:16, 1 Timothy 6:18, James 2:5,... read more